Azure-hooded Jay
Cyanolyca cucullata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCyanolyca (Highland Jays)
- SpeciesCyanolyca cucullata (Azure-hooded Jay)
Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
White-Throated Magpie-Jay
Calocitta formosa
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Slate-throated Redstart
Myioborus miniatus
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Common Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus flavopectus
White-eared Ground-Sparrow
Melozone leucotis
Cabanis's Wren
Cantorchilus modestus
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Yellow-throated Euphonia
Euphonia hirundinacea
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 8 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Azure-hooded Jay in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Azure-hooded Jay sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 1129 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Azure-hooded Jay in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Azure-hooded Jay in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.